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Brighton, IL
Public School Ratings




Brighton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Southwestern Cusd 9 School District details

Southwestern Cusd 9 School District
201 E City Limits Rd
Brighton, IL 62012

1,162 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Southwestern Cusd 9 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.1% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
30%
47%
34%
25%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Brighton North Primary School
201 E City Limits Rd
Brighton, IL, 62012
PK-02
Medora Intermediate School
124 N Elm St
Medora, IL, 62063
05-06
Shipman Elem School
211 Dora Reno White St
Shipman, IL, 62685
03-04
Southwestern High School
8226 Route 111
Piasa, IL, 62079
09-12
Southwestern Middle School
8226 Route 111
Piasa, IL, 62079
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.3% 48.2%
Black 1.5% 17.2%
Hispanic 1.7% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,929 $10,375,000 55.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $669 $777,000 4.1%
Staff $423 $491,000 2.6%
General Administration $423 $491,000 2.6%
School Administration $1,033 $1,200,000 6.4%
Operation $1,121 $1,303,000 6.9%
Transportation $791 $919,000 4.9%
Other $604 $702,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,063 $5,883,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,147 $2,495,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $16,139 $18,753,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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